Crank handle.



A. l. BROLING.

`CRANK HANDLE.

APPLlcAUqN F1150 MAY l5. 1914.

i Y Y "This invention@"comprehendscertai A and useful improvements' Fin; crank andhas for its primary lobject t'" pro 1o device ofthis character which willi i suche` constructi employed for this cliaracterV StatefIllino1s,l hare-invented o, o anduseful Improvements inC-lrank-` t ,Stat ing atuGhica'gd, in; thecountyeoff"` of which'th'e following is; alspeciiic when desired."V s

Another ob] reel, thereby rThis invention has for a still furtherob-Q` `With these andother objectsin4` will becomemore tion proceeds,

apparent as the dv hereinafter more ing description and "accolvnpanyingv position.

` morals,

supporting; arms Referring in detailto the-drawingsbyinu*f l designates asupporting'handle'toi.

which is secured Athe inner ends ofthe spaced inthe outer endsf of) which are-mounted the oppositef ends of' they, shaft `3, the bodyyt and-spaced sidefanges" 5 of said reel beingmountedupontheshaft `3 betweenthe 'be understood with thenbody n" and "10PQrienethab h shaft of a reel orthe like lnayibelidilyl locked againstV vrotation jin,Leith e`r`v dir .5 ect isto provideafdevice of` this character which `will be fof extremelyll simple construction andoperation andfpro`4` vided with a novel'and M p means carried' by-,the `crank handleitand whichmay bereadily operated bythehand winding or pun'wiiidingf` the"A t making it unnecessaryfto femt ploybothhands when operating thereel.U V25 jecttogenerally improve andsmplify 'tlle4 construction"andpperation of `devizf-isof and.` `increase the eiciencyf thereof without increasing thecost o thef t s QSOrP the )invention consists "c erg Y tain novel features, of construction, combi` nation and arrangement offparts as wilflybe fullydescribed and claimed.` 1- Fora complete` understanding offtmy in-` yention, reference is to behad to the followf' i tioned anioperatingsarinjorucrank"handle .7

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l a f understood thatsaid operating arinaor" crank e g o o handle is rigidly clamped for rotation with the-shaft :"nutsqr tion, o orderto lock the'preelagainst rotation #upon theshaft 3, I haveprovideda locking atlng arm' or crank `lnandhe 7, saidfpin `being adapted, when gage the proper sidef of `the supporting arm 2 over" whichthe arm`7 rotates, lockthe reel against" rotation in one directionb- Should it be desired l'to lock vthe reel 1 -againstl rotation in the opposite direction,

thegsupporting. arm' 2.

has one endsecuredlbetween the' operating *armor crankhandle and onefof theclamp nuts 6, whilel the opposite end of saidrleaf arm or `crank handle? limited longitudinal ofthe same.

dravvupwardly, the cam lockinglink 13 isswung t to operative position,

,cam portion 14-of said'link 13 against the outer face ofthe leaf `ioutwardly and thereby drawing the locking i i said cam` releasingllink moving to position -vupon the; outer face It will be eadilyseen that: danger of the pin 9 `moving Vto Ainoperative` position uacci-` dentally "is:` therefore be .Figi-3, When the leaf springll` will servefto immediately return the y, p l andle58: secured litsfreeend f exceeding:laterallythfrm;itbeing pin 9carried bygtheflipwardly` offset portion A 10 of the leafwspring- 11' and projecting. I through asuitable openinglZ-'in said-opery T i in operative position o' to en- -fg and thereby l i ythejpinf? israllowed tobe movedto opera`- y tiveposition whenmupon the opposite sideof Theileaf spring 11` `spring is clamped' between-the operatingV andthehandleSand provided with a suitable slot13 to allow a movement ofsaid leaf spring and therebyipermit proper operation t Whenfit isf-desired to again y A i release the reel by drawing the locking pin thereby pressing the spring 11, forcing the central or u offset portion of said leaf spring ypini)toiinoperativeposlition, the free end of y eliminateduand thelreelmay` o f readily rotatedin either direc-i` ,i tionuntil the camreleasingvlink 13 lis, again` j moved in operative position, as shownin 1 `supporting arms Itfwill that theoflanges 5 are rigid operative positionautomatically and thereso4 85 i "i by prevent further Vrotation of the reel in one direction and limit rotation of said reel in the opposite direotionby engagement of said pin 9 with the opposite sides of the supporting arm 2. Y

While I have shown and described 'the preferred embodiment of'my invention, it will he understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed, or sacricing any of the advantages thereof.

mat is claimed is A device of the class described comprising the combination With supporting arms, a shaft mounted for rotation in said arms, a handle secured to one end of said shaft for the rotation of said shaft, a spring extending the entire length of said handle and secured to the outer face thereof, said spring having an offset portion intermediate its ends, said spring also provided with a slot Y adjacent the offset'portioma locking pin secured to said lspring adjacent the slot and extending through said handle, a cam lever in said slot, the Working end hearing against the outer surface of said handle, said cam lever adapted to Withdraw the locking pin from engagement with the arms to permit Vthe rotation thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1n presence of two Witnesses.

ANDREW J. BRoLniG. Witnesses z y A. G. JOHNSON, A. P. OBERG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

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